Rijeka will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 23 points behind Dinamo Zagreb.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (73) in 1. HNL
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 1. HNL game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Hajduk Split. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Dinamo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Rijeka form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Rijeka at their home stadium (Stadion HNK Rijeka) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager G. Tomić led his Rijeka to a defeat in the 1. HNL match away at Hajduk Split. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion HNK Rijeka. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Osijek.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rijeka as they are travelling to their away game against Slaven Koprivnica in the 1. HNL. That match is three days after this one.
Rijeka has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Rijeka are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion HNK Rijeka in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most scored goals (73) in 1. HNL, collect 35 points from their 16 away matches in the 1. HNL. 10 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Dinamo Zagreb as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Osijek game have they lost an away game, meaning Dinamo has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Dinamo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Hajduk Split (placed 5th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Slaven Koprivnica.
A quick return to home after this game, as Dinamo Zagreb are hosting Varaždin in the 1. HNL only three days away.
The Dinamo manager D. Krznar has got the team scoring on the road, with 32 away goals in 16 league matches. It's not easy to score on Dinamo Zagreb as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Dinamo Zagreb - Rijeka 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rijeka four wins, two draws and Dinamo Zagreb four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 15 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |   F. Andrijašević 11 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Rijeka | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 32 | 73 |
| 38 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 94% | 94% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 47% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 34% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 44% |
| 25% | 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 31% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 26% | 23% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 30% | 38% |
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (35) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (32) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (73) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+18) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+48) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 75 |
| 2 | Osijek | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 68 |
| 3 | Gorica | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 56 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 52 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 48 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -13 | 31 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -28 | 27 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -29 | 26 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -24 | 25 |